The Threepenny Opera

 

Year: 1931

Time: 105 min.

 

Series: The Criterion Collection

Edition #: 405

Release Date: Tuesday, 18 September 2007

MSRP: $39.95

 

DVD

2 Discs

1.19:1

German Dolby Digital Mono 1.0

Subtitles: English

Region 1

 

 Audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick and Eric Rentschler   L'opéra de quat'sous, Pabst’s French-language version of the film, starring Albert Prejean and Florelle   A multimedia presentation by film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the German and French versions   Archival introduction by Threepenny stars Fritz Rasp and Ernst Busch   New exclusive documentary on Threepenny’s controversial journey from stage to screen   Archival interview with Fritz Rasp   Galleries of production photos by Hans Casparius and production sketches by art director Andre Andrejew   Booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Tony Rayns